Holding the Baby by Nell Frizzell - ISBN: 9781787637054
Paperback
New parenthood: Hellish slog or shared responsibility? A rallying cry.

Holding the Baby

Milk, sweat and tears from the frontline of motherhood

  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    7 March 2023

Summary

Part-memoir, part-manifesto, Holding the Baby is a hilarious and heartfelt account of the under-acknowledged post-partum period, and a rallying cry against the undermining and short-changing of new parents.

‘There is a period of time during which a baby is utterly physically reliant on its parent or caregiver for survival. Some people call it the fourth trimester. Others call it a slice of pure hell. But of course, this period is not a trimester; it does not just last only three month…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781787637054
ISBN-10:1787637050
Author:Nell Frizzell
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint:Bantam Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:7 March 2023
Weight:402g
Dimensions:232mm x 155mm x 31mm
About The Author

Nell Frizzell

Nell Frizzell is a writer, journalist and Vogue columnist. She has written and worked for the Guardian, VICE, The Sunday Times, Elle, the BBC, the Observer, Grazia and The Independent among many others. Her first book, The Panic Years, was an exploration of bodies, babies and the big questions facing modern life. Her debut novel, Square One, painted a humorous picture of moving home, fathers and daughters and surviving heartbreak. She lives in Oxford, in a very small house full of pasta and bedding and bikes.

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